Memory phrase for the Kanji: 味
味
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Meaning
taste, smell
Pronunciation
wèi
Explanation
Left: mouth 口 , right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
Mnemonic
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In the mouth have young shoots (="what is not yet") a special taste. [In contrast: In the mouth 口 old 古 things taste: hard 固 ]
Radicals
口
mouth, opening This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗 , it is an enclosure.
未
unripe, not yet The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.
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Vocabulary
意味着
yì wèi zhe
to signify; to mean; to imply
428
味精
wèi jīng
monosodium glutamate (MSG); Ajinomoto
2865
香味
xiāng wèi
fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell
3531
气味
qì wèi
odor; scent
3608
滋味
zī wèi
taste; flavor; feeling
5193
甜味
tián wèi
sweetness
5378
血腥味
xuè xīng wèi
smell of blood
7037
血腥味
xuè xīng wèi
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